In the 1950’s the 'free cinema' movement was basically a documatry style of film that depicted the lives of the every dya person, post-war. It was initially put together when founders Anderson and his friends Karel Reisz, Tony Richardson and Lorenza Mazzett attempted and failed to broadcast there films into the mainstream and decided to release there work in an alternative exhibition: a showcase at the the national film theatre. The documentaries were hugely popular with each showcase completley selling out and with a considerable amount of media attention. This proved that Anderson’s initial publicity stunt had paid off and resulted with an additional 5 films being released over the course of three years.
The movement of "free cinema" was decribed by co-founder Anderson as “a reference to the films having been made free from the pressures of the box-office or the demands of propaganda”. Andersons movement proved to be a brave step, that allowed short film to have the exhibition and distribution it has today. It began to break voundries and just sticking to the film industries' demands or follow the steps to assure box office figures and should be a chance for all aspiring directors to showcase the brilliant work that they produce. It proved that if piece is good enouhg that it will get the exhibition and recognition it deserves, albeit not being permitted to showcase at industry owned cinemas. Michael Moore took a leave out of Andersons' book and is a great example of this too. He boldly went out and went where no-one had gone before, discussing some extremely contreverial topics, making certain powerful people, look stupid and 'evil': such as "Roger and Me".
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